Algonquin News

Six elementary students were taken to hospitals as a precautionary measure after the inflatable playground equipment they were enjoying at a northwest suburban school tipped over Thursday afternoon.

A fifth grade picnic held inside the gymnasium at Algonquin Lakes Elementary School Thursday morning ended with six children being sent to area hospitals with minor injuries after an inflatable slide tipped over, district 300 officials told Patch.

Six students were injured when an i nflatable slide collapsed within the gymnasium at Algonquin Lakes Elementary School, 1401 Compton Drive, Thursday, according to the Northwest Herald .

A construction worker snakes an acetylene torch hose through dirt and concrete last week during bridge construction along Route 31 North of Big Timber Road in Elgin.

Coyotes are here and it's best to learn to live with them is the message an Illinois Department of Natural Resources officer brought to Algonquin this week.

A Milwaukee man wanted on warrant for sexually abusing and choking a juvenile girl was apprehended Wednesday.

While coyotes roaming through neighborhoods may have come as an unwelcome sight for many area residents in recent weeks, the presence of coyotes in the suburbs is not uncommon.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence discussed Indiana's lead in the school choice movement at a conference in Washington DC this week.

Some popular favorites and fun newcomers are heading to the Randall Road corridor as part of the 11th annual summer concert series at Geneva Commons.

Note: The following information was obtained from Algonquin Police Department arrest reports.

The newest visitors to area neighborhoods have not received a welcome reception from area residents.

The Lake in the Hills Village Board is expected to hear a proposal Tuesday for a new 70-unit apartment complex on Algonquin Road just east of Pyott Road, according to village of LITH documents.

A National Small Business Week Program, “Business Start-up Resources,” will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday at the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St.

Members of Cub Scout Pack 368 didn't let a little heat and humidity stall their ambitious volunteer efforts on Sunday morning.

A 22-year-old Rockford woman - who grew up in the Algonquin and Lake in the Hills area - was gunned down early Saturday after trying to break up a fight between four girls when a man "got involved and shot her," family members told the Rockford Register Star.

Maureen and Dick Rehwaldt stand outside their Algonquin home Friday. The Rehwaldts go to the Wellness Place in Palatine, where they take part in support groups.

The village will accept electronics at its public works facility. Electronic equipment such as monitors, laptops, servers, televisions, computers, printers, fax machines, scanners, DVD players, stereos, VCRs, video game consoles, computer mice, keyboards, cellphones, networking equipment, MP3 players, iPods, UPS batteries, copiers and typewriters ... (more)

Kim Ulbrich has done many things for her community, from volunteering at the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Food Pantry to co-founding the Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department.

Randall Road resurfacing between Route 72 and Corporate Parkway in Algonquin is expected to start Monday, according to Kane County Division of Transportation.

Girl Power will be on display when 820 girls from throughout McHenry County run, walk or skip in the Girls on the Run Northwest Illinois signature 5K run.